NEW YORK - Who says kids don't read? Not Taylor Swift.
The superstar made a stop Tuesday night on her busy tour promoting her new album to share her passion for reading and writing with a gaggle of New York City public school kids -- and 100 more giggling on computer screens via Skype from classrooms in Michigan and California.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is no longer bursting at the seams, thanks to a $100 million expansion that has more than doubled its space and allowed it to add more interactive and contemporary exhibits.

For the music-obsessed, there’s one city that should be on the must-visit list: Nashville.
The capital of Tennessee, Music City aka Nashville is not just a fixation for country music fans – it’s the city to learn about the history of American music.

While the annual mashups of the top pop hits of the year have become an anticipated creative ritual, Entertainment Weekly writer Grady Smith took a different approach as part of his evaluation of 2013, by putting together a video that shows the lack of imagination in commercial country music.

Based on a list compiled by LCI Associates, the following Canadians were represented in the nominations for the 56th annual Grammy Awards that were announced on Friday night ahead of the ceremony scheduled for Jan.